Bunting Search

 I headed down to Seaford today in search of the Ortolan Bunting that had been reported yesterday evening, it was a hiding to nothing really, they are notorious for rarely staying more than one day!! Add in the fact that when I arrived the head was enveloped in thick fog and I didn't fancy me chances, a bit like looking for a needle in a Haystack except it's not a needle it's another piece of hay and it flew away 4 hours before i started looking for it!!😗😏😲 I'll take away any jeopardy, I couldn't find it and if I have to look at another Linnet in the next 3 months I will probably throttle it!!!  Pretty quiet all round really highlight, was a Lesser Whitethroat in full song at the bottom of Hope Gap and a female Redstart which dived into the bushes before I could get a picture. Notable increase in Common Whitethroats and Blackcaps singing as well! A few pics below 

Misty Gull

Whitethroat in the fog

The first of many, many Linnets, closely examined!

Think you maybe getting the Linnet vibe!

Stonechat 

Starling with lunch,on the cliff

Loved up Linnets

Meadow Pipit, maybe it was the fog but they were a lot less flighty than usual

Shelducks, About 6 flying around the clifftops all  morning

Sparrowhawk

Lesser Whitethroat

Still plenty of Linnets about

Fog slowly lifting but no Belle Tout shot today

Whimbrel, coming out of the Cuckmere, getting me hopes up there might be a few waders about, There wasn't😢

Grey Heron

Little Egret

Oystercatchers

Mullet perhaps!

Stonechat

Greenfinch

Chaffinch

Common Whitethroat several about the Head

Not a bad stroll around, though would have been more fun if the Bunting had hung around!!